diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Player.php b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
index 9b5b7506c..4005ec8bc 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Player.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, InventoryHolder, IPlayer{
 	protected $connected = true;
 	protected $clientID;
 	protected $ip;
+	protected $removeFormat = true;
 	protected $port;
 	protected $username;
 	protected $iusername;
@@ -228,6 +229,20 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, InventoryHolder, IPlayer{
 		return $this->server;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function getRemoveFormat(){
+		return $this->removeFormat;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param bool $remove
+	 */
+	public function setRemoveFormat($remove = true){
+		$this->removeFormat = (bool) $remove;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param Player $player
 	 *
@@ -424,10 +439,16 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, InventoryHolder, IPlayer{
 		$this->displayName = $name;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return string
+	 */
 	public function getNameTag(){
 		return $this->nameTag;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $name
+	 */
 	public function setNameTag($name){
 		$this->nameTag = $name;
 		$this->despawnFromAll();
@@ -1979,7 +2000,7 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, InventoryHolder, IPlayer{
 			if($m !== ""){
 				$pk = new MessagePacket;
 				$pk->author = ""; //Do not use this ;)
-				$pk->message = TextFormat::clean($m); //Colors not implemented :(
+				$pk->message = $this->removeFormat === false ? $m : TextFormat::clean($m);
 				$this->dataPacket($pk);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/Human.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/Human.php
index 86f3b7e31..6a7a4184b 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/Human.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/Human.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use pocketmine\network\protocol\AddPlayerPacket;
 use pocketmine\network\protocol\RemovePlayerPacket;
 use pocketmine\network\protocol\SetEntityMotionPacket;
 use pocketmine\Player;
+use pocketmine\utils\TextFormat;
 
 class Human extends Creature implements ProjectileSource, InventoryHolder{
 
@@ -135,7 +136,11 @@ class Human extends Creature implements ProjectileSource, InventoryHolder{
 
 			$pk = new AddPlayerPacket;
 			$pk->clientID = 0;
-			$pk->username = $this->nameTag;
+			if($player->getRemoveFormat()){
+				$pk->username = TextFormat::clean($this->nameTag);
+			}else{
+				$pk->username = $this->nameTag;
+			}
 			$pk->eid = $this->getID();
 			$pk->x = $this->x;
 			$pk->y = $this->y;